Mudbound

 

Mudbound 2017

• Director: Dee Rees
• Based on the novel by Hilary Jordan
• Cast: Jason Mitchell, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clark, Mary J Blige, Rob Morgan, Garrett Hedlund, Jonathan Banks·       
• Why? The book.
• Seen:  19 June 2025      

       Two families, one white and one black, on adjacent farms in Mississippi in the 40s. The white family know nothing of farming but own the land. The black family has farmed the land for generations but don’t own it. Both families struggle. The racism is deep and devastating but shared war trauma draws white Jamie (Hedlund) and black Ronsel (Mitchell) into friendship, and white farmwife Laura (Mulligan) and black farmwife Florence (Blige) share hardships and mutual dependency.

       It’s strong and well-made but depressing. 

4* of 5